Railroad crosstie



E. LANDIS.

RAILROAD CROSSTIE.

M-PLxc/mun FILED APR. i3, 1922.

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RALROAD CROSSTIE.

Specification' of Letters Patent.

llaterntcedl Ane. 8, T1922.

Application filed April 13, 1922. Serial Efo. 552,28.

'['o "Il, wlw/11 il may concern:

lie it known that l` Envir: LANDis, a citizen ot' the l'nited States, residing at Massillon` in the count \v ot' Stark and State ot Uhio. have invented certain new and useful improvements in Railroad Crosst'ies, of which the following is a specification.

'lhis invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in railroad cross ties and it has for its objects among others to provide an improved tie that shallV meet all the requirements and yet be simple in its structure and mode of securing the rail in place. providing for use of rails of different widths ot' base and vet securely holding the same in position and providing t'or such adj ustment as may be necessary.

l form the tie propel' ot sections, the end sections being of metal, hollow. and the iutermcdiate section being ot' wood forming an insulating medium to take care of all bonded or automatic track circuits; there being no wear on this intermediate section it will be found capable of lasting for years. lt is preferably creosoted or otherwise treated to aid in its preservation.

l aim further at improvements in the de- 'tails of construction whereby the tie is better adapted to serve in the capacity `for which it is intended and insuring greater safety in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter' appear and the novel features thereot' will be specifically' defined by the appended claims.

The invention, in its preferred form. is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings. which.A with the numerals of ret'- erence marked thereon form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my cross tie with the rails secured in place there,- on` the rails being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a top plan of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line il 3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction ol' the arrows.

Figure 4 is a vertical cross section on the line 4-4 oi Figure 3S.

Figure 5 is a sectional detail showing a modilied t'orm of Wedge key.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawingsl, 1 designate the end sections of the tic; these are ot metal, preferably steel, hollow,

closed at the outer ends and open at. the inner or adjacent. ends. ri`bey are "formed ot sufficient strength and of the required dmensions, and are united by the intermediate wooden section 2. the ends ot' the latter being inserted in the adjacent open ends ot' the sections l, and extending thereinto `for a sutticient distance: the wooden section is creosoted or otherwise. treated for an obvious purpose and the ends of this section are secured within the end sections by means ot the cross bolts 3 which may be secured in place in any suitable mannerv` preferably by cotter pins or the like t, so the bolts may be easily removed when desired.

'lhe bottoms of the sections 1 are provided with openings 5 tor the drainage of water that may tind its way into the said sections.

The sections 1, at a proper distance from their outer ends, are provided with openings in their tops as shown for thc reception of securing wedges. Adjacent these openings the tops ot the sections 1 are formed with the enlargements T. into which the said openings extend, these enlargements being for the purpose ol' strengthening the sections at these points and forming an enlarged bearing tor the wedges.

8 are the securing wedges. As seen best in Figure 3 the wedge has a body portion `formed with a vertically elongated slot and a head portion 1() one tace ol which is ta pered as seen at 1l. Each end section has two of these openings 6, the same being staggered as seen in Figure 2 so as to provide a wedge bearing near each edge of the tie in order to prevent possibility ot tendency of the rail to twist in use. The wedges 8 after being inserted in the slots or openings G in the sections 1 are tightened by means of the cross wedges l2. seen best in Figure 4, each of these wedges having a body portion with a plurality ol' openings 1.3 at one end While the other end is provided with the head p0rtion 14 having a tapered tace 15 as seen best in Figure Lt.

By enclosing the wooden member substantially entirely within the end sections, which latter 'are closed at the top, l provide a substantial bearing of the end sections throughout their length and yet provide space Afor the wedges above described.

In practice. the vertical wedges are tirst` placed in position with their heads bearing against the to) ot' the rail buse as shown, and then the orzontal Wedges are passed through the wall of the end section and through the slot, 9 in the vertical wedges H and through coincident openings 16 in the opposite wall of the end suction and then drawn tight and secured hy means of otter pins I7 or the like passed through thtl ap propriate 'penings 13% in the extended ends of thtsaid wedges 12. By this means the rails are securely fastened to the ties and the wedge portions of the securin Wedges 1:?I draw the vertical wedges tight y down to place and their Wedge portions serve to firinly and securely hold the rail base in place. The holes 13 in the wedges 12 provide for greater or less Wedge action on the vertical Wedges and consequently of the latter on the rail base.

In order to provide increased bearing for the vertical wedges I form the interior ot the end sections upon one side of the openings 6 therein with a rib 18 as seen in Figure 4 where the vertical wedge is shown as having an extended bearing thereagainst.

In Figure 5 I have shown a modified form of vertical wedge 19 having.r a body portion with vertical slot 2() for the passage of its securing wedge 21, the same as in the form above described. but the head portion is 'formed with a differently shaped wedge part 22 to give an extended bearing on the rail base: this form, however, is not well adapted for use in connection with dierent widths of rail base, hut very efiicient for the Width of rail base for Whichv it is made.

Modifications in detail may be. resorted to without departing from th'e spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Wvhat is claimed as new` is 1. A cross tie formed of hollow end metallic sections and an intermediate Wood section enclosed substantially entirely within said rib upon the interior thereof adjacentsuch;

opening and adapted to bear against such Wedge to form an increased bearing therefor.

3. A cross tie havingr a hollow end section with an upper Wall with a vertical opening therethrough adjacent a side Wall, and formed with a rib upon the interior between which and the side Wall a u-'edge passed through said opening is received.

4. A cross tie having an end section closed at the top and formed with an opening in its upper wall, a wedge engageable in said opening and having a tapered head for engagement with a rail hase, and a horizont-al wedge engageable in openings in the side walls of the said end section and having a. tapered head engageahle' with the vertical wedge. said section being formed exteriorly and interiorly with means forming increased bearingsfor said wedges.

5. A cross tie havin;r an end section with an opening in its upper wall, a vertical wedge with a vertical slot, and a horizontal wedge adjustable in the side Wall of said section and in the slot of the vertical wedge.

said section being formed with an interior member formin an increased bearing for the vertical we ge.

In testimony whereof I aix mv signature.

ELVIN LANDIS. 

